Kane Valley and Merritt Area

[Chris]

Made a trip to Kane Valley today which is just south of Merritt. Not as active as it is in the spring and summer but that was to be expected. It was really quiet on the western half and there was a decent amount of fire damage so that could have been the reason. There were a few smaller birds and the small lakes mainly had a few dabblers and Ring-necked Ducks. The scenery was great with the fall colors.

The next stop was Lundbom Lake. A Snow Goose and two Surf Scoters were a pleasant surprise. Also saw my first Rough-legged Hawk of the fall.



At Beaver Ranch Flats were numerous Pintails, Shovelers, Wigeons, GW Teal, and Mallards. There were four Lapland Longspurs as well.

At the west end of Nicola Lake were four Trumpeter Swans and one American White Pelican.

Here is the trip list 43 species

Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Northern Shoveler
American Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck
Lesser Scaup
Surf Scoter
Common Merganser
Pied-billed Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
American Coot
Long-billed Dowitcher
Common Loon
American White Pelican
Northern Harrier
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Bald Eagle
Red-tailed Hawk
Rough-legged Hawk
Belted Kingfisher
Northern Flicker
Canada Jay
Black-billed Magpie
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Mountain Chickadee
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Red-breasted Nuthatch
European Starling
American Robin
Evening Grosbeak
Pine Siskin
Lapland Longspur
Dark-eyed Junco
White-crowned Sparrow
Savannah Sparrow
Yellow-rumped Warbler

[nickinthegarden]

Thank you for the update about the Kane Valley. I never got there this year and I was sadden to hear that they had fires in that area also. Impressive list of birds that you found on your trip.